Science film fest kicks off in Hà Nội

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Short science films will be shown at Thực Nghiệm Secondary School on October 24, kicking off the 8th International Science Film Festival in Việt Nam. The science film festival is an international programme held in 24 countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In Việt Nam the festival is taking place from October 22 to December 23 in Hà Nội and HCM City in co-operation with the Goethe Institute, THD Education Solutions Company and Việt Nam Institute for Education Sciences (VNIES). This year, the festival has the theme Food Revolution and includes 12 films from Indonesia, Germany, the US and England which were selected from 278 film submissions from international filmmakers, studios and television programmes. The films Founders Valley – Episode 6 – Food for the Future; Checker Tobi – The Milk Check will reflect the importance of food consumption whilst others like The Show with the Mouse – Dry Freezing and Germany’s Bug Burgers will focus on the effects of food consumption on the environment. “We hope to show science films with numerous sideline activities not only to the students but also the teachers at secondary schools,” said Hoàng Dương, director of THD company, at the press conference held on October 22 at Goethe Institute. “It will be an excellent opportunity for young audiences to participate directly in games, activities and experiments after each film to reinforce the scientific knowledge conveyed. The teachers of secondary schools will be involved… [Read full story]